⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 40
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 7:16 · HOU 71-65 DAL
- Winner
Alperen Sengun hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · HOU 102-101 DAL
- Steal
Josh Okogie stole it from Cooper Flagg
Q4 2:26 · HOU 103-102 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass
Q4 4:28 · HOU 99-96 DAL
- Turnover
Kevin Durant out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:25 · HOU 103-102 DAL
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · HOU 107-102 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · HOU 103-101 DAL
- Turnover
Cooper Flagg bad pass
Q4 2:26 · HOU 103-102 DAL
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 2:15 · HOU 103-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
